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SENIOR DIVISION
FOURTH QUARTER
1918
Lesson 1—The One Hundred and Forty-Four
Thousand, and the Threefold Message
OCTOBER 5, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE:
Rev. 14 : 1-13
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Daniel and the Revelation" on
the lesson scripture.
Sunday ....Reflecting the character of God
Ques. 1-4
Monday ,.A victorious company. Read "The
Great Controversy," pages 644-652—tines. 3, 6
Tuesday ...The first angel's message; its general
character
(tiles. 7-10
Wednesday. The message of the second angel.
Read "Story of the Seer of Pat-
mos," pages 246-25S
. Ques. 11-15
Thursday ..The warning given by the third an-
gel. Rend Id., pages 25S-265
Ques. 16-19
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
Where are the one hundred and forty-four thou-
sand first mentioned? Revelation 7. What is done for
them just before the coming of our Lord? Verses 3, 4.
2.
What sign is placed upon them? Rev. 14: 1.
3.
What is the significance of the name of the Father?
Ex. 34: 5, 6. Note 1.
4.
When God's character is revealed in men, what
song can they sing? Rev. 14: 2, 3.
5.
How are the one hundred and forty-four thousand
further described? Verses 4, 5.
6.
What blessed relationship with the Lamb will they
enjoy? Verse 4.
' 7. What special gospel work did the prophet see ac-
complished just before Christ's second coming? Verses
6, 8, 9, first
parts.
Note 2.
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8.
What is the extent .of the proclamation of the first
angel's message? What is its specific message? Verses
6, 7. Note 3.
9.
What distinguishing attribute of God does this
message refer to? Ans.-His creative power. Verse 7.
Compare Jer. 10: 10-12. Note 4.
10.
As this message is given before the coming of
Christ, to what "Judgment" must it refer? Ans.-The
Investigative Judgment. Note 5.
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11.
What message follows the first angel's message?
Rev. 14: 8.
12.
When, where, and how did ancient Babylon origi-
nate? What characteristics of Babylon are revealed
from the beginning? Gen. 10: 8-10; 11 : 1-9. Note 6.
13.
Who was the real instigator of Babel building?
Isa. 14: 4, 12-14.
14.
What is modern Babylon? Rev. 17: 5, 18. Note 7.
15.
What is and has been the relation of Babylon to
the nations of the world? Rev. 14: 8, last clause.
16.
What sin is denounced by the third angel? What
is threatened against those who commit this sin.?
Verses 9-11.
17.
In what is the unmixed wrath of God filled up?
Rev. 15 : 1.
18.
What are those called who accept of the great gos-
pel message and refuse to worship the beast and to re-
ceive his mark? What characteristics do they manifest?
Rev. 14 : 12.
19.
What comforting message is given concerning
those who die in the Lord in this time of waiting?
Verse 13.
Notes
1.
Ex. 33: 19 and 34: 5-7 show that God's name signi-
fies His character. The image of God in man has been de-
faced by sin. The work of the gospel is to restore that
image. In the times of refreshing that shall come, the one
hundred and forty-four thousand will reflect the character
of God, having His holy law written in mind and heart.
This is what God has pledged Himself to do for those who
come into the new covenant relationship. He says, "I will put
My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts."
Heb. 8 : 10.
2.
Inasmuch as not to angels, but to men, is committed
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the work of preaching the gospel on earth, these angels
must symbolize a gospel movement carried forward by men;
though the fact is not to be overlooked that the angels are
unseen workers with the human agents in God's work. Heb.
1:14.
3.
The first angel's message was to proclaim "the ever-
lasting gospel"—the one gospel that has been from the be-
ginning in a setting adapted to the conditions which would
prevail when that message was due. The very words of the
message are given. The one who preaches the gospel under
the first angel's message must say, "The hour of His Judg-
ment is come." He must urge men to worship the Creator—
the One who made the heaven and the earth. Any message
not embracing these features is not the fullness of the gospel
for these last days.
4.
Creative power is the distinguishing attribute of Deity.
God only can create He desires men to remember His
mighty work of creation, that they may believe in His power
to re-create them in Christ Jesus. To destroy faith in God
as the Creator is to undermine the very foundation of the
Christian religion, which rests on God's ability and willing-
ness to save. Creation is the demonstration of God's power.
Calvary demonstrates His love. He can and He will save
sinful men.
5.
"There are three phases of the Judgment mentioned
in the Scriptures,—the Investigative' Judgment, preceding
the second advent; the Judgment of the lost world and
wicked angels by Christ and the saints during the one thou-
sand years following the second advent; and the Executive
Judgment, or punishment of the wicked at the close of this
period. The Investigative Judgment takes place in heaven
before Christ comes, in order to ascertain who are worthy
to be raised in the first resurrection, at His coming, and who
among the living are to be changed in the twinkling of an
eye, at the sound of the last trump. It is necessary for this
to take place before the second advent, as there will be no
time for such a work between the coming of Christ and the
raising of the righteous dead. The Executive Judgment on
the wicked occurs after their cases have been examined by
the saints during the thousand years. Rev. 20: 4, 5; 1 Cor.
6: 1-3. The Investigative Judgment is that which is an-
nounced to the world by the angel's message of Rev. 14: 6,
7."—"Bible Readings," page 249.
6.
In building the tower of Babel (Greek, "Babylon"),
the people of Babylon revealed their true spirit and charac-
ter. The real leader was not Nimrod, but Satan, the arch-
enemy of God and of His work in the earth.
"God had directed men to disperse throughout the earth,
to replenish and subdue it; but these Babel builders deter-
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mined to keep their community united in one body, and to
found a monarchy that should eventually embrace the whole
earth. . . . The magnificent tower, reaching to the heavens,
was intended to stand as a monument of the power and wis-
dom of its builders, perpetuating their fame to the latest
generations. The dwellers on the plain of Shinar disbelieved
God's covenant that He would not again bring a flood upon
the earth. . . . One object before them in the erection of the
tower was to secure their own safety in case of another
deluge. . . . The whole undertaking was designed to exalt
still further the pride of its projectors, and to turn the minds
of future generations away from God, and lead them into
idolatry."—"Patriarchs and Prophets," page 119.
Thus Babylon was founded in pride and self-exaltation,
in disbelief of God's promise, in disobedience to God's word,
and in an effort to obtain salvation by their own works.
Modern Babylon exhibits the same characteristics.
7. "The great city which reigned over the kings of the
earth in John's time was Rome, and that city has given its
name to the church which is represented by the woman, the
Church of Rome, or the papacy."—"Bible Readings," page
255. "The Church of Rome is called Babylon, and its re-
ligion is a revival of the religion ,of ancient Babylon. She
claims a priesthood with exceptional .powers and privileges,
just as did ancient Babylon. . . . She claims universal
spiritual jurisdiction, and demands submission under pains
and penalties, just as ancient Babylon did. See Daniel 3.
She repudiates the fundamental gospel truth of justification
by faith, and boasts of works, just as ancient Babylon did.
See Dan. 4: 30."—Id., page 256. As ancient Babylon stood
for the great system of apostasy from the truth of God and
for the exaltation of human power to the place of God, so
the great apostasy from God's truth in modern times is
called Babylon, including not only the papal apostasy, but
all systems that drink in the papal principles.
Lesson 2—The Harvest of the Earth; the
Angels of the Seven Plagues
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OCTOBER 12, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 14: 14 to 15: 8
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Closing the third angel's message;
harvest of the earth
Ques. 1-6
Sunday ....The wine press of God's wrath
Ques. 6-8
Monday . . . . Victors upon the sea of glass. Read
"Story of the Seer of Patmos,"
pages 266-272
glues. 9, 10
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Tuesday ... A work of intercession
(tiles. 11, 12
Wednesday. Christ's work of mediation closed.
Read "Early Writings," old edition,
pages 140-142, or new edition, pages
279-282
Ques. 13,• 14
Thursday ..Probation closed.
' Ques. 15, 16
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What scene follows the closing of the great three-
fold message?
Ans.-The
coming of Christ. Rev.
14: 14-16.
2.
What is meant by the harvest of the earth?
Matt. 13: 39.
3.
What two classes are gathered at the harvest?
Verse 38.
4.
When and how are the saints, or elect, gathered?
Matt. 24: 30, 31.
5.
What becomes of those who are represented by the
tares ? Matt. 13: 40-42.
6.
Under what figure is this same scene represented
by the revelator? Rev. 14: 17-20.
7.
In what graphic language does Isaiah picture the
destruction of the ungodly? Isa. 63: 1-4. Note 1.
8.
How is the act of God in thus destroying the
wicked characterized? Isa. 28: 21. Note 2.
9.
After beholding in vision the destruction of the
wicked, where does John see the saints? What victory
have they gained? Rev. 15:2.
10.
What song are they singing? What is the mean-
ing of "the song of Moses," and of "the song of the
Lamb"? Verses 3, 4. Note 3.
11.
What event did he next witness? Verse 5.
12.
What work is now being carried on in the heav-
enly tabernacle? Dan. 8: 14; 7: 9, 10. Note 4.
13.
Will there be any ministry for man in the temple
during the time of the pouring out of the plagues?
Rev. 15:8.
14.
Can there then be any offering there for sinners
at the time God's wrath is being poured out?-Obviously
not. How is this wrath described in Rev. 14: 10?
15.
What then must have ended at that time?
Ans.-
The day of probation-the day of salvation.
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16. In what words is the close of probation announced?
Rev. 22: 10, 11.
Notes
1.
Both Isaiah and John drew their imagery from the
Eastern custom of separating the juice from the grapes by
tramping them out with the feet. Clusters of ripe grapes
are thrown into a large vat, and several men with bare feet
tread out the wine. The juice spatters the garments of the
workmen. This process of treading out the grapes is com-
mon in Bible lands to this day.
2.
God takes no pleasure in the death of any of the
creatures of His hand. And when even infinite mercy de-
mands that sin, and consequently sinners, come to an end,
the work of destruction will be even to God a strange act.
3.
Here songs become old and worn. There upon the sea
of glass, the one hundred forty-four thousand Al sing a
new and living song, which will never grow old. It will be
a song of experience. "These are they which came out of
great tribulation." They will have passed through the "time
of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation."
They will have stood without an intercessor while the judg-
ments of God have fallen upon the wicked. They alone who
have had the experience can sing the song. It is called the
song of Moses and the Lamb. Like Moses and Christ, the
one hundred forty-four thousand pass through trial and
tribulation triumphant; and with them, they can sing the
song of victory.
4.
When the third angel's message closes, the work for
sinners will be finished. Jesus is now carrying on His work
of intercession for guilty man. He offers His perfect life
for our life of failure, His blood to atone for our trans-
gressions. But this work must soon cease, and men must
stand without a mediator in the presence of a holy God.
"The harvest is the end of the world."
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Lesson
3—The
Plagues
OCTOBER 19, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 16 : 1-21
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Daniel and the Revelation" on
the lesson scripture.
Sunday ....The unmingled wrath of God, and the
effects that follow
Ques. 1-4
Monday ....God's judgments true and righteous;
•
men blaspheme God and repent .not.%Ques• 5-7
Tuesday ...The sixth plague
Ques. 8-10
Wednesday. Contest between nations; a warning
and an admonition
Ques. 11-13
Thursday ..The seventh plague; closing scenes.
Read "Story of the Seer of eat-
mos," pages 273-28S
Ques. 12-18
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What command did the revelator hear given to the
seven angels who held the vials of God's wrath?
Rev. 16:1.
2.
What was the result of the first plague? Verse 2.
Note 1.
3.
Where did the second angel pour out his vial?
What was its effect? Verse 3.
4.
What was the effect of the third plague? What
reason was given for its peculiar character? Verses
4-6. Note 2.
5.
What attributes of God's character may be seen
even in these judgments? Verse 7.
6.
How did the fourth plague affect men? What is
revealed as to the character of those afflicted by it?
Verses 8, 9. Note 3.
7.
What were the character and effect of the fifth
plague? Where did it fall? Verses 10, 11.
8.
Where did the sixth plague fall? What was to be
accomplished by it, and for what purpose? Verse 12.
9.
What does the river Euphrates symbolize?
Ans.
—The territory through which the river flows, or the
power governing that territory.
10.
What Old Testament example shows that a river
may represent a nation? Isa. 8: 7.
11.
For what are the kings of the earth prepared? By
what agencies? Rev. 16: 13, 14.
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12.
Who gathers them to the last great battle? What
is that terrible conflict called? Verse 16.
13.
What warning and admonition are given to those
who live in this critical time? Verse 15.
The angel of the waters: The sea became as the blood
of a dead man.
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11
14.
What occurred when the seventh angel poured out
his vial? Verse 17.
15.
What great physical disturbances took place?
Verses 18-21.
16.
How is that final hailstorm described? Verse 21.
Notes
1.
"When Christ ceases His intercession in the sanctuary,
the unmingled wrath threatened against those who worship
the beast and his image and receive his mark, will be poured
out. The plagues upon Egypt when God was about to de-
liver Israel, were similar in character to'those more terrible
and extensive judgments which are to fall upon the world
just before the final deliverance of God's people.".—"The
Great Controversy," pages 627, 628.
The word "noisome" means noxious, annoying or "very
disagreeable to the sense of smell." One thinks of the ter-
rible smell of putrid flesh which accompanies certain dis-
eased conditions. This plague is similar in character to the
sixth of the plagues of Egypt, when painful and loathsome
boils and tumors afflicted man and beast.
2.
"By condemning the people of God to death, they have
as truly incurred the guilt of their blood as if it had been
shed by their hands. In like manner Christ declared the
Jews of His time guilty of all the blood of holy men which
had been shed since the days of Abel; for they possessed the
same spirit, and were seeking to do the same work, with these
murderers of the prophets."
—Id.,
page 628.
3.
Judgments are God's calls to repentance. When long-
suffering mercy is scorned, God may speak to the soul in
sterner tones. "He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,
and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: so that his
life abhorred bread, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is
consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that
were not seen stick out. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the
grave, and his life to the destroyers. . . . Lo, all these
things worketh God oftentimes with man, to bring back his
soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the
living." Job 33: 19-22, 29, 30.
But when neither the revelation of mercy and love, nor
that of affliction and other judgments, has been able to bring
the sinner to a sense of his sin during the day of probation,
the case is hopeless. The seven last plagues reveal the
stubborn and rebellious character of the lost. Further ex-
hibitions of God's mercy would be unavailing, and their last
breath is spent in blaspheming the God who has exhausted
the resources of infinite love and wisdom to save them from
their sins.
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"These plagues are not universal, or the inhabitants of the
earth would be wholly cut off. Yet they will be the most
awful scourges that have ever been known to mortals. All
the judgments upon men, prior to the close of probation,
have been mingled with mercy. The pleading blood of Christ
has shielded the sinner from receiving the full measure of
his guilt; but in the final Judgment, wrath is poured out un-
mixed with mercy."—"The Great Controversy," pages 628,
629.
Lesson 4-----The Call out of Babylon; the Cup
Of Babylon's Woe
OCTOBER 26, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev_
18: 1-14
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "The Great Controversy,"
pages
603-612.
Sunday ....The earth lightened with the power
and glory of the angel; the sins of
Babylon. Read "Early
Writings,"
old edition, pages 134-139; new edi-
tion, pages 273-279
Ques. 1, 2
Monday ...."Mystery, Babylon the Great;" a
moral fall
Ques. 3-5
Tuesday ...God's people called out of Babylon.
Read "Daniel and the Revelation"
on the lesson scripture
Ques. 6-9
Wednesday. Source of Babylon's pride and self-
security; sudden and unexpected
judgments
Ques. 10-13
Thursday ..Babylon's merchandise includes luxu-
rious living, pomp, and worldly dis-
play
Ques. 14, 15
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What powerful agency reinforces the work of the
third angel's message just before its close? What is the
effect of this additional power and light? Rev. 18: 1.
2.
In what words does this angel repeat the second
angel's message of Rev. 14: 8? How is the spiritual
condition of Babylon described? Rev. 18:2. Note 1.
3.
Under what symbol is Babylon set forth in Rev.
17: 3, 4? Of whom is this woman said to be the mother?
Verse 5.
4.
With what is she drunken? What is said to be her
relation to the kings of the earth? Verses 2, 6. Compare
Rev. 18:3.
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5.
What are some of the characteristic sins of Baby-
lon? Note 6, lesson 1.
6.
What message has this angel for God's people?
Where, then, are some at least of His people at the time
this message is given? Verse 4.
7.
What is it to come out of Babylon? Ans.—To be
entirely free from all of the sins of Babylon.
8.
How great have Babylon's sins become? What is
to be the measure of her reward? Verses 5, 6.
9.
How is she represented as having lived? What is
she saying in her heart? Verse 7. Compare Isa. 47; 7, 8.
10.
What is the visible source of her pride and self-
security ? Rev. 17: 12, 13.
11.
Will these world powers long continue their sup-
port of Babylon? Verses 16, 17. Note 2.
12.
What important lesson had Babylon failed to learn?
Dan. 4: 17.
13.
How sudden and unexpected will her judgments
be? Rev. 18: 8-10; Isa. 47:9, 11.
14.
What are some of the commodities of her merchan-
dise? Rev. 18: 12, 13.
15.
How are the bodies and souls of men treated by
"great Babylon"? Ans.—As merchandise, to be bought
and sold.
Notes
1. "This scripture points forward to a time when the
announcement of the fall of Babylon, as made by the second
angel of Revelation 14, is to be repeated with the additional
mention of the corruptions which have been entering the
various organizations that constitute Babylon, since that mes-
sage was first given in the summer of 1844. A terrible con-
dition of the religious world is here described. With every
rejection of truth, the minds of the people will become darker,
their hearts more stubborn, until they are entrenched in an
infidel hardihood. . . . As the teachings of spiritualism are
accepted by the churches, the restraint imposed upon the
carnal heart is removed, and the profession of religion will
become a cloak to conceal the basest iniquity. A belief in
spiritual manifestations opens the door to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of devils, and thus the influence of evil angels
will be felt in the churches. . . . But God still has a people
in Babylon; and before the visitation of His judgments, these
faithful ones must be called out, that they 'partake
not of
her sins, and receive not of her plagues.' Hence the move-
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ment symbolized by the angel coming down from heaven,
lightening the earth with his glory, and crying mightily with
a strong voice, announcing the sins of Babylon. In connec-
tion with his message the call is heard, 'Come out of her, My
people.' These announcements, uniting with the third angel's
message, constitute the final warning to be given to the in-
habitants of the earth."---"The Great Controversy," pages
603, 604.
"Revelation 18 points to the time when, as the result of
rejecting the threefold warning of Rev. 14: 6-12, the church
will have fully reached the condition foretold by the second
angel, and the people cf God still in Babylon will be called
upon to separate from her communion. This message is the
last that will ever be given to the world; and it will ac-
complish its work. When those that 'believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness,' shall be left to receive
strong delusion and to believe a lie, then the light of truth
will shine upon all whose hearts are open to receive it, and
all the children of the Lord that remain in Babylon will heed
the call, 'Come out of her, My people."
'—Id.,
page 390.
2. In Revelation 17, Babylon is said to be "that great
city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth." This was
true of the papacy during the Dark Ages. She literally sat
a queen, and nations and kings bowed at her feet. But when
the prophetic period of one thousand two hundred sixty years
ended, amid the events of the French Revolution, she received
a deadly wound, breaking her power over the nations. Rev.
13: 3. But the prophecy points to a restoration. The wound
received in the days of 1793-1798 is to be healed. And after
this, the world will again "wonder after the beast." The
world powers will again "give their power and strength unto
the beast." This will continue but a short time, and then will
come a reversal of the attitude of these powers. Verse 16.
The present-day signs point to a speedy fulfillment of these
prophecies relating to the restoration of the papacy's in-
fluence over the nations; then, after her triumph, must
quickly follow her downfall.
Lesson
5—The
Final Overthrow of Babylon
NOVEMBER 2, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 18: 15-24
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Universal lamentation, mourning, and
woe
Sunday ....The only treasures that will endure;
exclamations of distress on land Ques.
4-6
and sea
Ques.
1-3
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Monday ....Apostles and prophets called upon to
rejoice over Babylon's destruction;
Babylon sinks to rise no more
Ques. 7-9
Tuesday ..All nations deceived by her sorceries
Ques. 10, 11
Wednesday. Charged with the blood of martyrs
Ques. 12
Thursday ..The extent of Babylon's influence.
Read- "Daniel and the Revelation"
on the lesson scripture
Friday
Review the lesson.
Ques. 13, 14
Questions
1.
What are the dealers in the merchandise of Baby-
lon represented as saying and doing? Rev. 18: 15, 16.
2.
How is Babylon said to be clothed? Verse 16, last
part. Note 1.
3.
How uncertain is the value of earthly riches?
Verse 17, first part.
4.
In what precious treasures are God's people to in-
vest? Rev. 3: 18. Note 2.
5.
What is said of those who gain by Babylon's sea-
borne traffic? Rev. 18: 17, 18.
6.
Why are these merchants thus mourning? Verse
19. Note 3.
7.
How will God's people regard the destruction of
Babylon? Verse 20.
8.
How is the violence of Babylon's fall illustrated?
Verse 21.
9.
How complete is Babylon's desolation to be?
Verses 22, 23.
10.
How widespread had been her sorceries? Verse
23, last part.
11.
How are the character and work of sorcerers de-
scribed in Acts 13: 8-10?
12.
For what is Babylon held responsible? How wide
has been her power for evil? Rev. 18: 24.
13.
What has been the result of her influence upon
,
the
earth? Rev. 14: 8; 17:2.
14.
In its widest sense, then, how much does mystic
Babylon embrace? Ans.—All apostate religions and re-
ligionists since the creation of the world.
Notes
1. The description suggests the trappings of earthly roy-
alty. The papacy assumes the purple and scarlet of kingly
power. Its head is counted as wielding kingly authority, and
the cardinals rank as "princes" of the church. The gorgeous-
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ness of the ritual, and the rich vestments, and the ornaments
of the service, are the pride of the Catholic Church.
2.
The only riches that will endure the fires of the last
days are the "riches of Christ." The only clothing that will
protect from God's wrath is the robe of Christ's righteous-
ness. The adornment that will shine the brightest is the
adornment of a "meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight
of God of great price."
3.
These descriptions throughout most graphically set
forth the commercialism that will permeate the whole of
Christendom in the last days. Men will sacrifice religious
principle and even honor for wealth. Nations will contend
for commercial supremacy, and the worldly church becomes
partaker in the world's spirit. But when the whole com-
mercial structure falls to the ground, and worldly expecta-
tions and ambitions are ruthlessly swept away by the last
judgments of God, there will be weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth.
Lesson 6—The Hallelujah Song; the Marriage
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of the Lamb
NOVEMBER 9, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE:
Rev. 19: 1-10
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath —Read "Daniel and the Revelation" on
the lesson 6cripture.
Sunday ....A song of triumph; language of the
song
Ques. 1-6
Monday ....The marriage of the Lamb is the in-
auguration of Christ as King
Ques. 7, 8
Tuesday ...The redeemed clothed with the right-
eousness of Christ are the chief
glory of the new Jerusalem. Read
"Christ's Object Lessons," pages
307-319
Ques. 0, 10
Wednesday.Particularly blessed
Ques. 11, 12
Thursday ..John overcome with joy and grati-
tude; a fellow worshiper
Ques. 13-16
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
When the judgments of God on the wicked are
meted out, what will the saints say? Rev. 19: 1.
2.
What is cited as an illustration of God's justice?
Verse 2.
3.
As the smoke of the burning rises, what do the
saved again utter? Verse 3.
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4.
Who join in this ascription of praise to God?
Verse 4. Note 1.
5.
How many are commanded to join in this song of
praise? Verse 5. Note 2.
6.
What grand chorus did John then hear? Verse 6.
7.
What event is about to take place that calls for
all to be glad and rejoice? Verse 7.
8.
What was subsequently shown to be the bride, the
Lamb's wife? Rev. 21: 9, 10.
9.
How is the glory of the holy city described?
Verse 11.
10.
What is said of the adornment of the bride, the
Lamb's wife? Rev. 19: 8. Note 3.
11.
Who are mentioned as being blessed? Verse 9.
12.
Who only will be permitted to partake of the mar-
riage supper of the Lamb? Ans.-Those who have on
the wedding garment. See Matt. 22: 2-14.
13.
How was John impressed with the revelation of
these wonderful scenes? What did he attempt to do?
Rev. 19: 10, first part.
14.
How was he prevented? Before whom only should
men bow down in worship? Verse 10; Matt. 4: 10.
15.
How does the angel express the relationship of
angels to men? Rev. 19: 10.
16.
What is the testimony of Jesus said to be? Verse
10. Compare 1 Peter 1: 10, 11.
Notes
1.
These elders and "living creatures," as the Revised
Version renders it, are described in chapters 4 and 5 as as-
sociated with Christ in the heavenly temple. They have been
redeemed from among men (Rev. 5: 9), and represent the
redeemed church. When Christ ascended, after His resur-
rection, we are told that He took with Him a multitude of
those redeemed from captivity, first fruits of the final har-
vest of the saved. See Eph. 4: 8, margin, and Matt. 27:
52, 53.
2.
The heavenly beings and the saints rejoice in the right-
eous judgments of God, not because they have enmity toward
the unhappy subjects of those judgments, but because "God's
wisdom, His justice, His goodness, stand fully vindicated."
3.
On verse 8, Milligan, in "Expositor's Bible," comments
as follows: "Her raiment is worthy of our notice. It is fine
linen, bright and pure; and then it is immediately added,
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For the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. These
acts are not the imputed righteousness of Christ, although
only in Christ are the acts performed. . . . No outward
righteousness alone, with which we might be clothed as a
garment, is a sufficient preparation for future blessedness.
An inward change is not less necessary, a personal and
spiritual meetness for the inheritance of the saints in light.
Christ must not only be on us as a robe, but in us as a life,
if we are to have the hope of glory. Let us not be afraid of
words like these. Rightly viewed, they in no way interfere
with our completeness in the Beloved alone, or with the fact
that not by works of righteousness that we have done, but
by grace, are we saved through faith, and that not of our-
selves; it is the gift of God. All our salvation is of Christ,
but the change upon us must be internal as well as external."
Lesson
7
—
The
Smiting of the Nations
NOVEMBER 16, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 19 : 11-21
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Story of the Seer of Patmos,"
pages 319-323.
Sunday ....A. controversy with the nations; a
mi
g
hty conqueror
Ques. 1-4
Monday ....The
g
reat and final display of God's
wrath; Christ comes as King of
kin
g
s and Lord of lords
Ques. 5-7
Tuesday ...Two suppers—a feast of death, and
the supper of the Lamb
Ques. 8, 9
Wednesday.The fate of the beast and the false
prophet
Ques. 10-13
Thursday ..The remnant of the wicked slain by
the coming of Jesus
Ques. 14
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What description is given of the character and
appearance of Christ when He comes in judgment to the
wicked nations? Rev. 19: 11, 12. Note 1.
2.
What becomes of the nations of this world when
Christ comes? Ps. 2: 7-9; Dan. 2: 34, 35; Jer. 25: 31-33.
Note 2.
3.
By what name is He called? Rev. 19:13.
4.
Who come with Him? What is said of the ap-
pearance of His heavenly attendants? Verse 14.
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5.
In what strong language is the judgment of the
nations expressed? Verse 15.
6.
What title is given to our Lord? Verse 16.
7.
What has been the attitude of the people of the
world toward the Son of God? Luke 19: 14. Note 3.
8.
What summons is issued by an angel standing in
the sun? Rev. 19: 17.
9.
What terrible calamity overtakes the great men
of earth who have refused to be subject to Christ?
Verse 18.
10.
What does their enmity to Christ lead them to do?
Verse 19.
11.
Who had been associated with the beast in his
work of deception? Verse 20.
12.
Who is this "false prophet" that deceived the peo-
ple by his miraculous powers? Rev. 13: 11-14. Note 4.
13.
What will be the fate of both? Rev. 19: 20.
14.
What becomes of the remnant of the wicked that
escape all the other agencies of destruction? Verse 21.
Notes
1.
"Jesus rides forth as a mighty conqueror. Not now
a
`man of sorrows,' to drink the bitter cup of shame and woe,
He comes, victor in heaven and earth, to judge the living
and the dead. 'Faithful and true,' in righteousness He doth
judge and make war.' And 'the armies which were in heaven
follow Him.' With anthems of celestial melody, the holy
angels, a vast, unnumbered throng, attend Him on His way.
The firmament seems filled with radiant forms,—`ten thou-
sand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.' No
human pen can portray the scene; no mortal mind is adequate
to conceive its splendor.
"Before His presence, 'all faces are turned into paleness;'
upon the rejecters of God's mercy falls the terror of eternal
despair."—"The Great Controversy," page 641.
2.
" 'A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth;
for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, He will
plead with all flesh; He will give them that are wicked to the
sword.' For six thousand years the great controversy has
been in progress; the Son of God and His heavenly messen-
gers have been in conflict with the power of the evil one, to
warn, enlighten, and save the children of men. Now all have
made their decision; the wicked have fully united with Satan
in
his warfare against God. The time has come for God to
vindicate the authority of His downtrodden law. Now the
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controversy is not alone with Satan, but with men. 'The
Lord hath a controversy with the nations;' He will give
them that are wicked to the sword.'
"—Id.,
page 656.
3.
Many who make loud professions of loyalty to Jesus
are refusing real allegiance of heart to the King of heaven.
Those who cherish impure thoughts, or perform un-Christ-
like acts, or manifest an unchristian temper, are saying in
their hearts, "We will not have this Man to reign over us."
4.
Some have thought that "the false prophet" is Mo-
hammed, or the followers of the Arabian prophet; but Rev.
19: 20 shows that "the false prophet" is the same agency
which in chapter 13 deceives the people by his wonders, and
causes them to enforce the mark and worship of the beast.
This is none other than apostate Protestantism, under the
deceptions of spiritualism, working especially in the making
of the image, or likeness, to the papacy, and seeking to en-
force the mark of papal power.
Lesson 8—The Millennium; the First Resurrec-
tion; the Destruction of the Wicked
NOVEMBER 23, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 20:
1-10
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "The Great Controversy,"
pages
653-661.
Sunday ....Satan bound a thousand years.
Ques. 1, 2
Monday ....The wicked judged by the saints.
Read "Bible Readings for the Home
Circle," edition of 1916, pages 355-
359
Ques. 3-5
Tuesday ..:The two resurrections; a thousand
years in heaven. Read "Our Day in
the Light of Prophecy," pages 351-
359
Ques. 6-10
Wednesday. The earth desolate; Satan bound by a
chain of circumstances. Read
"Early Writings,"
old edition, pages
149-151; new edition, pages 289-
291
Ques. 11-13
Thursday .. Satan marshals his host to take the
city of God; ultimate fate of Satan
and his subjects. Read '"The Great
Controversy," pages 662-673
Ques. 14-18
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1: After the destruction of the wicked at the coming
of Christ, what event does the revelator witness?
Rev. 20: 1, 2,
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2.
Where is Satan to be bound? For how long, and
why? Verses 2, 3. Note 1.
3.
To what position were those exalted who had been
persecuted? In what work were they to engage?
Verse 4.
4.
How long were the saints to reign in judgment
with Christ? Verse 4. Note 2.
5.
How does Paul refer to this same work? 1 Cor.
6: 2, 3.
6.
What is said of the character and work of those
who are brought forth in the first resurrection?
Rev. 20: 6.
7.
What evidence have we that this resurrection
takes place at the coming of Christ? 1 Thess. 4: 16.
8.
What is said of the rest of the dead, those who do
not reign with Christ? Rev. 20: 5.
9.
At the time that Christ raises the dead to immor-
tal life, what calamity falls upon the wicked? 2 Thess.
1: 7-10.
10.
Where are the saints taken when they are brought
forth from their graves? Where then will the saints be
during the thousand years? 1 Thess. 4: 17 ; John 14: 1-3.
11.
To what condition is the earth reduced by the
judgments of the last days? Isa. 24: 1-5; Jer. 4: 23-27.
12.
When the wicked are slain, and the righteous are
taken to heaven, in what way will Satan be bound? What
can he not do? Will he not then be effectually bound?
Rev. 20:3.
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13.
What occurs at the end of the thousand years?
Verse 7. What work does Satan immediately resume?
Verse 8. Note 3.
14.
If the binding of Satan is brought about by a
limiting of his activities, how will his loosing be accom-
plished?
15.
Do the Scriptures teach that there will be a res-
urrection of the wicked as well as of the righteous?
John 5:28, 29; Acts 24: 15.
16.
When, at the end of the thousand years, the wicked
nations are again brought to life, what does Satan urge
them to do? With what result? Rev. 20: 8, 9.
17.
Before this judgment falls, what are the lost eon-
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strained to acknowledge?
Ans.—The
justice of God.
Rom. 3: 4; Phil. 2: 10, 11. Note 4.
18. What is the ultimate fate of Satan? Rev. 20: 10.
See Ezek. 28: 17-19.
Notes
1.
The term "bottomless pit" is an unfortunate trans-
lation. The Revised Version reads "abyss." The "Stand-
ard" dictionary gives as one definition of "abyss," "The great
deep or primal chaos." In Gen. 1: 2, the "deep," or primal
chaos, is described thus: "And the earth was without form,
and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." The
Hebrew word here translated "deep" is defined to mean "the
primeval abyss," in the Oxford Century Bible.
The judgments which come upon the earth in the last
days will reduce the orderly arrangement of things to chaos.
The earth will be turned upside down; the mountains will
be moved out of their places; the cities will be in ruins, the
people slain. In looking forward to this scene of desolation,
the prophet Jeremiah says, "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it
was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had
no light." Jer. 4: 23. This is the future chaos, or "bottom-
less pit," in which Satan will be bound.
2.
Rev. 5: 10 is supposed
-
by some to conflict with the
view that the saints are with Christ in heaven during the
thousand years. This text does say that the saints will
reign on the earth; but it does
not
say that this reign is
during the thousand years. The Scriptures teach that after
the thousand years, after the earth is cleansed from sin and
sinners, in the "new earth," the saints "shall inherit the
earth." "The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell
therein forever." Ps. 37: 11, 22, 29.
3.
"Gog and Magog" are no doubt used here as symbols
to represent the wicked nations that enlist under Satan's
banner after the second resurrection. "In later apocalyptic
literature they are conventional symbols for the world
hostile to Israel, or the people of God."—Oxford Century
Bible.
4.
Even the wicked will finally acknowledge the justice of
God's sentence against them in the Judgment. They have
refused to submit to the government of heaven, have cast in
their fortunes with the archrebel, and have partaken of his
character. They would not be happy in heaven if they were
taken there. The purity of that holy place would be dis-
tasteful to them. They have chosen the way of death, and
God lets them have their choice. Paul speaks of a time when
"every knee shall bow," and "every tongue shall confess."
"The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of
God, on the charge of high treason against the government
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of heaven. They have none to plead their cause; they are
without excuse; and the sentence of eternal death is pro-
nounced against them.
"It is now evident to all that the wages, of sin is not
noble independence and eternal life, but slavery, ruin, and
death. The wicked see what they have forfeited by their
life of rebellion. . . . All see that their exclusion from
heaven is just. By their lives they have declared, 'We will
not have this Jesus to reign over us.' . . .
"Satan sees that his voluntary rebellion has unfitted him
for heaven. He has trained his powers to war against God;
the purity, peace, and harmony of heaven would be to him
supreme torture. His accusations against the mercy and
justice of God are now silenced. The reproach which he has
endeavored to cast upon Jehovah rests wholly upon himself.
And now Satan bows down, and confesses the justice of his
sentence."—"The Great Controversy," pages 668-670.
Lesson 9—The New Earth and the Holy City
NOVEMBER 30, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE:
Rev. 21: 1-13
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "The Great Controversy," pages
674-678.
Sunday ....A new heaven and a new earth
Ques. 1-4
Monday ....The glories of the new Jerusalem; no
cause for tears
Ques. 5-7
Tuesday ..."Behold, I make all things new;"
promise to the overcomer; fate of
the unbeliever
Ques. 8-11
Wednesday.John's vision of "the bride, the
Lamb's wife"
Ques. 12, 13
Thursday ..A description of the new Jerusalem.
Read "Early Writings," old edition,
pages 148, 149;
new
edition, pages
28S, 289
Ques. 14, 15
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
After the fires have consumed the last remnant of
sin, for what may we look? 2 Peter 3: 12, 13.
2.
What is the promise? Isa. 65: 17.
3.
Has this new earth ever been seen by man?
Rev. 21:1.
4.
In what respects does the new earth differ from
the earth in its present condition? Note 1.
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5.
What else did John see in vision? How is the holy
city adorned? Verse 2.
6.
Where will God's dwelling place be? At that time,
what will be the relation between God and man? Verse
3. Note 2.
7.
What will God do for His people? Verse .4.
8.
How extensive will be the changes wrought?
What is said of these promises? Verse 5. Note 3.
9.
Who makes these promises? What will He give
to the thirsty? Verse 6. Compare Rev. 1: 17, 18.
10.
What promise is made to the overcomer? Rev. 21: 7.
11.
What classes will be shut out from the city of God?
What will be their fate? Verse 8.
12.
What did the angel next offer to show John?
Verse 9.
13.
Where was John taken, and what did he see?
Verse 10.
14.
How is the glory of the holy city described?
Verse 11.
15.
What is said of the wall and of the gates of the
•
city? Verses 12, 13.
Notes
•
1.
Contrasts between the new earth and the earth in its
present state are frequently drawn. The Bible furnishes
material for many comparisons. In this life, the wicked
rule and reign; there the righteous will dwell. 2 Peter 3: 13.
Here men toil, and pass off the stage of action, and others
eat the fruit of their effort; there "they shall build houses,
and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat
the fruit of them." Isa. 65: 21-25. Here one ravenous beast
feeds on the life of another; there "the wolf and the lamb
shall feed together." "Here we suffer grief and pain, here
we meet to part again;" but in that fair land, "there shall
be . . . neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be
any more pain." In this present world, three fourths of the
earth's surface is covered by a boundless desert of waters;
of the new earth state, it is written, "And there was no
more sea."
"Oh, how unlike the present world,
Will be the onh to come !
Here pain and sorrow, care and fear,
Attend where'er we roam.
"In that bright world, no tears will flow,
Death ne'er can enter there;
For all who gain that heavenly land
Will be as angels are."
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2.
Dean Alford translates, "He shall be God with them."
The promise contained in the name "Emmanuel" is then
perfectly fulfilled. See Isa. 7: 14; Matt. 1: 23. "And the
name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there."
Ezek. 48: 35.
God said to ancient Israel, "Let them make Me a sanctu-
ary; that I may dwell among them." Ex. 25: 8. But in the
new earth, God brings His tabernacle down and takes up
His abode with men.
3.
"Human language is inadequate to describe the re-
ward of the righteous. It will be known only to those who
behold it. No finite mind can comprehend the glory of the
Paradise of God."—"The Great Controversy," page 675.
"The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth.
Every trace of the curse is swept away. No eternally burn-
ing hell will keep before the ransomed the fearful conse-
quences of sin. One reminder alone remains: Our Redeemer
will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. Upon His
wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the
only traces of the cruel work that sin has wrought. . . .
God's original purpose in the creation of the earth is ful-
filled as it is made the eternal abode of the redeemed."—Id.,
page 674.
Lesson 10—The Glories of the New Jerusalem
DECEMBER 7, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE:
Rev. 21: 14-27
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Daniel and the Revelation" on
the lesson scripture.
Sunday ....Foundations of the city; dimensions
Ques. 1-3
Monday ....Material precious stones; t w elve
gates of pearl. Read "Bible Read-
ings for the Home Circle," edition
of 1916, pages 778, 781
Ques. 4-6
Tuesday ...The living temple; days and nights of
surpassing glory
Ques. 7, 8
Wednesday.Nations of the saved walk in the light
of it; no night there
Ques. 9-11
Thursday ..Who only are entitled to an entrance
to the heavenly cityf Read "Story
of the Seer of Patmos," pages 338-
348
Ques. 12, 13
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
How is the wall of the holy city described? Rev.
21: 14. Note 1.
2.
What is said of the shape and dimensions of the
city? Verses 15, 16. Note 2.
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3.
What was the height of the wall? Verses 16, 17.
Note 3.
4.
Of what material was the wall above the founda-
tion composed? What is said of the city? Verse 18.
5.
How were the foundations adorned? Verses 19,
20. Note 4.
6.
Of what were the twelve gates composed? What
is said of the street of the city? Verse 21.
7.
What building was not seen in the city? Why is
no temple needed? Verse 22.
8.
Why does not the city need the light of the sun
or the moon? Verse 23. Compare 1 John 1: 5.
9.
How is the whole world affected by the light and
glory of the city of God? Rev. 21: 24.
10.
Why will there be no need of shutting the gates of
the city? Verse 25.
11.
What will be the relation of the nations of the
saved to the holy city? Verse 26.
12.
What will not be found there? Verse 27, first
clause.
13.
Who only will gain an entrance to the heavenly
city? Verse 27, last clause.
Notes
1.
"The names of the twelve apostles in the foundations
of the city, show it to be a Christian and not a Jewish city;
while the names of the twelve tribes on the gates, show that
all the saved, from this dispensation as well as from the
former, are reckoned as belonging to some one of the twelve
tribes; for all must enter the city through some one of these
twelve gates. It is this fact which explains those instances
in which Christians are called Israel, and are addressed as
the twelve tribes."—"Daniel and the Revelation" on Rev.
21: 14.
2.
"Twelve thousand furlongs" would equal one thou-
sand five hundred miles. It has been generally supposed that
this is the whole circumference of the city; but some eminent
modern commentators believe that the language conveys the
idea that this is the measurement of one side only. If this
be correct, the area of the city would be two and one fourth
million square miles, or more than two thirds as large as the
United States. As one modern writer has expressed it, "The
dimensions of the city, like its shape and everything belong-
ing to it, are beyond the compass of our experience."
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3.
"The measure of a man, that is, of the angel," meaning,
no doubt, that the measure used by the angel is the same as
that used by man.
4.
For a description of these precious stones, read "Daniel
and the Revelation" on Revelation 21.
Lesson 11—The Paradise of God
DECEMBER 14, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 22: 1-9
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Story of the Seer of Patmos,"
pages 349-362.
Sunday ....The river of life, its source; the tree
of life
Ques. 1-3
Monday ....The marks of sin and desolation for-
ever wiped out; seeing God face to
face. Read "Bible Readings for the
Home Circle," edition of 1916, pages
772-777
Ques. 4-6
Tuesday ...No night in the city; the saints reign
forever and ever
Ques. 7-9
Wednesday.God reveals to His servants "the
things which must shortly he
done"; blessing pronounced
Ques. 10, 11.
Thursday ..Effect of the revelations upon the
prophet; angels fellow servants
Ques. 12-15
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What did John next behold? What is the source
of this stream? Describe its water. Rev. 22: 1. Note 1.
2.
What was seen growing on each side of the river?
Of what value was the tree of life? Verse 2. Note 2.
3.
What similar language is used in the Old Testa-
ment? Ezek. 47: 12.
4.
What will not be seen or felt in the city? Why?
Rev. 22: 3.
5.
What blessed privilege will the inhabitants of the
city enjoy? Verse 4, first clause.
6.
How will the saints be marked? Verse 4, last
clause.
7.
Why will artificial light not be needed? Verse 5,
first part. Note 3.
8.
What will be the occupation of the saints? Verse
5, last part.
9.
What assurance is given in reference to these
things? Verse 6, first part.
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10.
By what means has God made this revelation?
Verse 6, last part.
11.
When Christ's coming is near, upon whom does
He pronounce a blessing? Verse 7.
12.
What effect had these wonderful revelations upon
John? Verse 8.
13.
How was he prevented from worshiping the angel?
Verse 9, first part.
14.
Who only may be worshiped? Matt. 4: 10.
15.
What relationship is there between the angels
and the prophets? Whom do they all serve? Rev. 22:
9, last part.
Notes
1.
"The idea of a river in Paradise comes down from
the description of Eden (Gen. 2: 10). With this is combined
the symbolical use of `waters,' living waters,' for all bless-
ings flowing to man from the presence of God: Jer. 2: 13,
`They have forsaken Me the fountain of living waters;' Ezek.
47: 1-12, where the fullness of the divine presence in the
temple and the land is set forth under the figure of a stream
of healing waters; in Ps. 46: 4, the river is emphatically
presented as one of the features of the city of God."—Ox-
ford Century Bible.
2.
"In the Bible the inheritance of the saved is called
a country. There the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock to
fountains of living waters. The tree of life yields its fruit
every month, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of
the nations. There are ever-flowing streams, clear as crystal,
and beside them waving trees cast their shadows upon the
paths prepared for the ransomed of the Lord. There the
wide-spreading plains swell into hills of beauty, and the
mountains of God rear their lofty summits. On those peace-
ful plains, beside those living streams, God's people, so long
pilgrims and wanderers, shall find a home.' — 'The Great
Controversy," page 675.
3.
"In the city of God 'there shall be no night.' None
will need or desire repose. There will be no weariness in
doing the will of God and offering praise to His name. We
shall ever feel the freshness of the morning, and shall ever
be far from its close. 'And they need no candle, neither
light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light.' The
light of the ,sun will be superseded by a radiance which is
not painfully dazzling, yet which immeasurably surpasses
the brightness of our noontide. The glory of God and the
Lamb floods the holy city with unfading light. The re-
deemed walk in the sunless glory of perpetual day."—Ict.,
page 676.
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Lesson 12—The Closing Announcements;
Invitations and Warnings
DECEMBER 21, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 22: 10-21
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath ...Read "Daniel and the Revelation" on
the lesson scripture.
Sunday ....Probation closed
;
the second coming
of Jesus
Ques. 1-4
Monday ....Christ is the Alpha and the Omega; a
blessing pronounced
;
the wicked
excluded from the city
Ques. 5-7
Tuesday ...All invited to share the eternal in-
heritance
Ques. 8-10
Wednesday. A warnin
g
Ques. 11
Thursday .. A message to the church. Read "Our
Day in
the Light
of Prophecy,"
pages 361-370
Ques. 12, 13
Friday
Review the lesson.
Questions
1.
What instruction was given to John concerning
the prophecies of this book? Rev. 22: 10. Note 1.
2.
What solemn fiat fixes the character and destiny
of the human race? Verse 11.
3.
What event comes shortly after the close of pro-
bation? Verse 12, first part.
4.
What is one purpose of Christ's coming? Verse
12, last part.
5.
Who makes these promises? Verse 13.
6.
Upon whom is a blessing pronounced? To what
will such have a right? Verse 14.
7.. What classes are excluded from the city and its
privileges? Verse 15. Note 2.
8.
Whom did Jesus employ to give these messages to
God's people? Verse 16, first part.
9.
What does Jesus here say of Himself? Verse 16,
last part.
10.
What invitation is extended? By whom, and to
whom? Verse 17.
11.
What warning is given to those who shall add to
or take from the words of God? Verses 18, 19.
12.
What message does our Saviour send to His wait-
ing church? What should be the church's glad response?
Verse 20. Note 3.
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13. With what benediction does the writer of the book
close his.message? Verse 21.
Notes
1.
"Seal not . . . for the time is at hand." John had
been bidden to write of "the things which are, and the things
which shall be hereafter." Rev. 1: 19. Some of the things
of which he writes took place in his day, some immediately
after. So he could say, "The time is at hand"—that is, the
time when these prophecies begin to be fulfilled. Other parts
would not be fulfilled for a long time; those are "the things
which shall be hereafter."
But again, the close of one's probation is always "at
hand." The on
gest life of man is but a vapor that passes
away, a short time to prepare for eternity. At death, every
man's probation ends. God wants us to think always of the
end of probation and the coming of Christ as "at hand."
2.
Sometimes we hear carping critics say of some one
who seems to be at fault, "If A goes to heaven, I don't want
to go there." Well, perhaps A will not go to heaven; but it
is quite certain that such unforgiving accusers will not enter
the pearly gates; and if A is shut out, they will be outside
with him, and with "dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers,
and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and
maketh a lie." Better be inside with A, if the Lord in His
mercy sees fit to take him in, than be outside with the other
company.
On the word "sorcerer," the Century Bible notes say,
"Here the word is probably used literally of the whole class
of necromancers and dealers in magic, who flourished so
greatly at this period."
3.
"In this final assurance of the Lord, 'I come quickly,'
the book of Revelation finds its keynote again, and so sinks
to rest, with the acquiescent reply of faith, Amen: come,
Lord Jesus. It opened with the promise to reveal the things
which must quickly come to pass, and it goes out on the as-
surance that He for whose coming these things are the pre-
lude, is nigh at hand, even at the door."—Century Bible.
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Lesson 13—Review
DECEMBER 28, 1918
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Rev. 14: 1 to 22: 21
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
The threefold message.
Sunday
The harvest of the earth.
Monday
Babylon the great.
Tuesday
The smiting of the nations.
Wednesday
The hallelujah chorus.
Thursday
The binding of Satan.
Friday
Our future home.
Questions
The Threefold Message
1.
Repeat the first angel's message. The second.
The third. Rev. 14: 6-11.
2.
How are those described who heed this message?
Verse 12.
3.
How large a company will gain the victory over
the beast and his image? Where did John see them
standing? How is their character further described?
Verses 1-5,
The Harvest of the Earth
4.
What two classes are gathered at the harvest of
the earth? What is done with the wheat when it is
reaped? What is done with the vine of the earth? Rev.
14: 14-20. Compare Matt. 13 : 38-43.
5.
What terrible judgments come upon the ungodly
at the harvest time? Enumerate the seven last plagues.
Revelation 15, 16.
Babylon the Great
6.
How is the character of Babylon set forth? Rev.
17: 5, 6; 18: 2, 5.
•
7.
What position will she occupy just before her
fall? Rev. 18: 7.
8.
How is her end described? Rev. 17: 16; 18: 8, 21.
9.
Repeat the call to God's people. Rev. 18: 4.
The Smiting of the Nations
10.
Who leads the armies of heaven in the conflict
with the nations of earth? How is He described? Rev.
19: 11-14.
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11.
How is the conflict described? What is the out-
come of the battle? Verses 19-21.
The Hallelujah Chorus
12.
After Christ and His saints had completed their
victory over all opposing forces, what grand chorus did
John hear? Rev. 19: 6.
13.
What further cause had the saints for rejoicing?
Verse 7.
14.
What is said of those who partake of this marriage
feast? Verses 8, 9. Compare Matt. 22: 11-13.
The Binding of Satan
15.
When, where, and for how long is Satan bound?
Rev. 20 : 1-3.
16.
What is the condition of the earth during the thou-
sand years? Isa. 24: 1-3, 19-23; Jer. 4 : 23-27.
17.
Where are the saints during this time? Rev. 20: 4.
18.
When does the second resurrection take place?
Who are then raised to life, and what do they do?
Verses 5-9.
19.
What is the second death? Verses 10, 13-15.
Our Future Home
20.
What comes forth from the cleansing fires of the
last days? Rev. 21: 1. Compare 2 Peter 3: 10-13.
21.
Describe the capital city of the new earth. Rev.
21: 10-21.
22.
Who only can enter this beautiful city? What
sins are mentioned which will debar one from its pleas-
ures? Verses 8, 27.
23.
What blessed relation exists between God and
man in the new earth state? Verses 3, 4, 7; 22: 3-5.
24.
What glorious gospel invitation is found near the
close of this book? Rev. 22: 17.
25.
Repeat the closing words of the book. Verses 20, 21.
